TY - BOOK ID - 85470271 TI - The Cambridge introduction to travel writing PY - 2013 SN - 1107240972 0511843151 0521874475 0521697395 PB - Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Travelers' writings, English KW - Travelers' writings, American KW - Travelers' writings KW - Travel in literature. KW - Travel writing KW - Voyages and travels KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. KW - Travel in literature KW - English KW - Languages & Literatures KW - English Literature KW - Journeys KW - Travel books KW - Travels KW - Trips KW - Geography KW - Adventure and adventurers KW - Travel KW - Travelers KW - Authorship KW - Voyages and travels in literature KW - History and criticism. KW - History. KW - Historiography. KW - History and criticism KW - History KW - Historiography KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Literature UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85470271 AB - Critics have long struggled to find a suitable category for travelogues. From its ancient origins to the present day, the travel narrative has borrowed elements from various genres - from epic poetry to literary reportage - in order to evoke distant cultures and exotic locales, and sometimes those closer to hand. Tim Youngs argues in this lucid and detailed Introduction that travel writing redefines the myriad genres it comprises and is best understood on its own terms. To this end, Youngs surveys some of the most celebrated travel literature from the medieval period until the present, exploring themes such as the quest motif, the traveler's inner journey, postcolonial travel and issues of gender and sexuality. The text culminates in a chapter on twenty-first-century travel writing and offers predictions about future trends in the genre, making this Introduction an ideal guide for today's students, teachers and travel writing enthusiasts. ER -